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It's sad that people completely misunderstand what Star Trek is about. (media.piefed.world)

submitted 2 months ago by daggermoon@piefed.world to c/startrek@startrek.website

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[–] JasSmith@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

In Ko’Zeine the conflict is not between self and tradition, but more about the internal conflict of Darem. The enemy here is his own crippling self-expectation, not society. I think this conflict resonate a lot with modern morality topics such as LGBTQ+ acceptance.

Either way, I feel the narrative is pre-approved, telegraphed at every opportunity, and leaves no room for ambiguity. I'm sure this theme does resonate with some people, but it's not good storytelling. It doesn't resonate beyond that small group.

Re Vox: I agree with your description of the storyline, and I am not disputing that is how the story was told. My point of contention is that the correct outcome was pre-approved. We all knew the "right" choice from the moment the choice was presented. There was never any doubt that the Klingons were wrong. Never any sympathetic exploration of the reasons for their cultural beliefs. Never a moment of critical self-reflection for the viewer. We were told up front "the Klingons are wrong, and we are going to take you on a journey to show you WHY the Klingons are wrong, and how we solve this problem of them being wrong." It is more akin to an action movie than a Star Trek episode. We all know who the good and bad guys are, and we're just excited to see shooty lasers on our journey to the foregone conclusion.